Most common domestic destinations from Long Beach Airport
Most common domestic destinations from Long Beach Airport
Air travel looks very different now than it did just a few years ago when the coronavirus pandemic grounded folks around the world, putting a halt to travel for both leisure and business.
In 2020, passenger traffic on U.S. airlines was at its lowest since the mid-1980s, with just 369 million passengers. In 2021, the U.S. started to get back to more normal air travel levels, and by 2022, the country was up to 853 million airline passengers. By the looks of it, 2023 is likely to outpace those numbers and return to pre-pandemic levels—nearly 3 million people flew in and out of U.S. airports daily as of April 2023, according to data from the Federal Aviation Administration's Air Traffic Organization.
When you're at the airport, shuffling around with your roller bag, backpack, neck pillow, and water bottle among the thousands of other passengers doing the same, you're probably not too concerned with more than your flight. Is it on time? Who will be sitting next to you? Did your checked bag make it onto the plane?
But when you're not in flight mode, you may be wondering where all of the other folks at your local airport are traveling to. To answer that question, Stacker compiled a list of the most common domestic flights from Long Beach Airport using data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Destinations are ranked by total passengers from October 2022 to September 2023.
Read on to find out if your flight patterns are similar to your fellow Long Beach Airport travelers.
#20. Ronald Reagan Washington National (Washington, DC)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 4,048
#19. El Paso International (El Paso, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 5,255
#18. City of Colorado Springs Municipal (Colorado Springs, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 7,078
#17. Kansas City International (Kansas City, MO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 24,118
#16. Nashville International (Nashville, TN)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 40,815
#15. St Louis Lambert International (St. Louis, MO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 43,046
#14. Chicago Midway International (Chicago, IL)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 54,511
#13. Dallas Love Field (Dallas, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 60,814
#12. Reno/Tahoe International (Reno, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 69,506
--- #2. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines: 272
#11. Austin - Bergstrom International (Austin, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 71,356
--- #2. Sun Country Airlines d/b/a MN Airlines: 123
#10. Kahului Airport (Kahului, HI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Hawaiian Airlines: 49,434
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 22,257
#9. William P Hobby (Houston, TX)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 76,149
#8. Salt Lake City International (Salt Lake City, UT)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. SkyWest Airlines: 70,850
--- #2. Southwest Airlines: 33,315
#7. Daniel K Inouye International (Honolulu, HI)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 61,340
--- #2. Hawaiian Airlines: 58,295
#6. Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International (San Jose, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 120,695
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 212
#5. Denver International (Denver, CO)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 126,169
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 163
#4. Phoenix Sky Harbor International (Phoenix, AZ)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 131,754
--- #2. Mesa Airlines: 16,732
--- #3. SkyWest Airlines: 5,615
#3. Metro Oakland International (Oakland, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 159,483
#2. Sacramento International (Sacramento, CA)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 176,438
#1. Harry Reid International (Las Vegas, NV)
- Top carriers:
--- #1. Southwest Airlines: 217,683
--- #2. Delta Air Lines: 157
This story features data reporting by Rob Powell, writing by Jaimie Etkin, and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 199 metros.